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SPRING 2004
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(Excerpted from Jan. 22, 2004 Campus News story by Laurie Mellas Ramirez)
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WHEN THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING WAS IN
the initial stages of reconstruction, Art and Art History Professor Basia Irland met with the architectural firm of Van Gilbert to suggest a rainwater-harvesting project be incorporated into the design. She proposed that rain could be collected from the roof to feed a xeric fragrance garden Irland would construct at the SUB’
Irland, an international lecturer on water and art, sculptor, artist, poet and environmental activist, is devoted to developing aesthetic, environmentally sound projects to emonstrate the importance of water conservation.
An interdisciplinary visionary, Irland engaged UNM faculty, staff and students who are studying or working as engineers, planners, landscapers or artists to help complete the campus garden and art installation, which was dedicated on Feb. 12, 2004. Irland received funding for the SUB project from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Conservation Program. She has received more than 30 grant awards including a Fulbright Senior Research Award to Southeast Asia and a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Grant. Irland is founding director of the International Rural Water Institute at UNM.
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Art and Art History Professor Basia Irland
shows off the tile work incorporated into the
rainwater harvesting project at the northwest
corner of the Student Union Building.
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Environmental Services
landscapers Ruben Sanchez,
standing, and Chris Stevens,
install fragrant plants.
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Gabriel Arellano, Linguistics
and Sign Language student,
signs "water."
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EACH YEAR, THE ARTS ALLIANCE HOLDS ITS BRAVOS
Awards Dinner at which selected individuals and arts organizations are honored for their work in a variety of categories. This April, Professor James Linnell, Theatre and Dance, received the award for Excellence in Theater Arts; Lana Kroth, adjunct faculty member, was recognized in the Excellence in Dance category, and James Bratcher, Music Department alumnus, was awarded the Bravos in Excellence in Music. Adobe Theater Inc., where a number of CFA Department of Theatre and Dance alumni, faculty and staff have worked since its inception in 1960, was recognized as the Outstanding Arts Organization, and VSA Arts of New Mexico was honored in Excellence in Arts Education. Karen Turner, who was acknowledged as Outstanding Arts Volunteer/Philanthropist, has included the CFA in her financial support. More information about the award recipients can be found at the Arts Alliance Web site at www.abqarts.org.
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